Lodians satisfy lifelong dream in South America

The trip: Cruise around Cape Horn starting at
Buenos Aires on March 30 and disembarking in San Francisco on May
2.

Why did you go? It was a lifelong dream of
Edith's to go around Cape Horn in South America. Also, to see some
of the countries in South America.

Highlights: Falkland Islands, cruising the
Drake Passage and viewing Cape Horn. Cruising Beagle Channel and
seeing Ushuaia, Argentina - where we visited the end of the road,
Highway No. 3. After that, a highlight was cruising the Straight of
Magellan and seeing Punta Arenas, Chili or Patagonia as it also
referred. Puerto Mont, Chile was also very interesting, as was
Valparaiso and Coquimbo, Chili. Next came Peru. There, we visited
San Martin, Callao, and Lima. Manta (Quito), Ecuador, was quite
unique. We saw how they make straw hats and buttons, jewelry and
other things out of the large seeds of coconut. Next came Panama,
where we saw Fuerte Amador. We also crossed the Equator
successfully! Puntarenas, with a trip to Sarchi in Costa Rica, is a
must. We enjoyed Costa Rica a lot. The next stop was Huatulco,
Mexico. It's becoming the next Cancun. The rest of the trip
included stops along the Mexican Riviera. The final stop was in San
Francisco.

Would you go again: Absolutely! South America
has a lot of sights that we did not get to see because of limited
time. South America is beautiful.

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